Thursday, October 15, 2026
9:00 AM-9:30 AM
Registration and networking breakfast
9:30 AM-9:35 AM
GCR welcome address
9:35 AM-9:45 AM
Chairs’ opening remarks
Janet Hui
Partner, JunHe
Susan Ning
Partner, King & Wood Mallesons
Elizabeth Wang
Partner, Econic Partners
9:45 AM-10:15 AM
Keynote address
10:15 AM-11:00 AM
Hot topics in global merger control
- Shifting global merger trends and China’s role in deal review
- How are US and EU merger policies reshaping global transactions?
- Semiconductor and tech deals under heightened regulatory scrutiny
- Remedies, supply chain disruption and deal uncertainty
Sophie Yang
Partner, Econic Partners
Annie Hao
Director, Brunswick Group
11:00 AM-11:30 AM
Networking break
11:30 AM-12:15 PM
Cross-border M&A in an era of regulatory fragmentation
- Increasing scrutiny of cross-border transactions across major jurisdictions
- Foreign investment review, foreign subsidies regulation and other regulatory barriers
- National security, industrial policy and their growing influence on dealmaking
- Conflicting obligations between EU and Chinese law – can companies comply with both?
- If not, where should companies take enforcement risk?
Janet Hui
Partner, JunHe
12:15 PM-1:00 PM
Antitrust litigation: the next battleground?
- Challenging competition authority decisions
- Legal privilege, disclosure and evidence management
- Follow-on damages claims and private enforcement
- What are the next growth areas in competition disputes?
Zhou (Aston) Zhong
Associate Researcher, Chinese Academy of Social Sciences
1:00 PM-2:00 PM
Networking lunch
2:00 PM-2:45 PM
Cartel investigations under geopolitical risk
- Investigations involving Chinese producers in global markets
- Individual liability and cross-border criminal exposure
- US enforcement trends and extraterritorial reach
- Are geopolitical tensions reshaping cartel enforcement priorities?
Susan Ning
Partner, King & Wood Mallesons
2:45 PM-3:15 PM
Networking break
3:15 PM-4:00 PM
Digital platforms, AI and antitrust enforcement
- Platform exclusivity and "choose one of two" practices
- AI, data and algorithms: emerging antitrust risks
- Enforcement and litigation trends in China's digital economy
- How are regulators approaching competition concerns in AI and digital markets?
Roger Zhang
Vice President for Public Affairs, Tencent Technology (Beijing) Co., Ltd.
Nicholas Liu
Principal, Econic Partners
4:00 PM-4:10 PM
Chairs’ closing remarks
Janet Hui
Partner, JunHe
Susan Ning
Partner, King & Wood Mallesons
Elizabeth Wang
Partner, Econic Partners
